Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2727, Henry Featherly, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Featherly, Henry Polf
N. 2727
CONTENTS

18905 Pennsylvania
Wm Featherly of Erie, Pa. in the State of Penn a who was a Dr in the Company commanded by Captain Chenys. of the Reg t commanded by Col Willitt. in the New York Infan. Troops.
1 st Private. $40.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 40 Dollars 62 1/2 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th day of October and sent to 1833 J. H. Sill, Erie Pa.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 1833. 100. Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept r '34 20
$120.00
Revolutionary Claim, bet June 7, 1832.
Recorded by John L. Sprague Clerk Book E Vol. 5 Page 19

State of Pennsylvania Eldon A. [?]
On this third day of
October
1833 personally appeared in open court Before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas, it being a court of Record in and for the County of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, Henry Fetherly, a resident of the Township of Girard, in the County of Erie, and State aforesaid, age a Twenty eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832 — That at the time he performed the service here
— mentioned he was a resident of the Town of Fort Plais, in the County of Montgomery and State of New York — That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as hereinafter stated —
In the month of April in the one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty or Eightyone he enlisted in the Regiment of New York State Troops commanded by Col. Willett, in Captain Cheryls Company, to serve for the period of Nine months — Our Company was stationed at Fort Meigs for the first six months of our period of service — We were employed in keeping the Fort, guarding the Garrison from the Tories and Indians — We frequently made scouting parties, and were some several days at a time from the Fort, and were employed in scouting the country at which times we have frequent skirmishes with Indians — at the expiration of Six months our Company left Fort Meigs, and went to Fort Schuyler, up the Mohawk River The remainder there for the period of three months were employed there, in keeping the Fort, and the remainder of that time we were marched back to Fort Meigs — I received my discharge from Col. Willett, which discharge was burned, at the time of the burning of my Brothers house was burned after the war — Major Gregory was our
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Major during the time of the great summer floods. He was on the list of I was discharged in the month of January on February next after my enlistment, and resided there -
In about six weeks after that time was in the month of March or April previous I was obliged to leave for the purpose of three months, in the same company once Regi- ment Capt. Cherry commanded us - and was at this time - He was returned during this period at Fort Leavenworth, and we were embarked or before mentioned in - keeping the duty and scouting the country a before mentioned - I continued to serve during the above period of three months, and was then discharged I received a discharge from Col. Miley which was also issued at the same time The other discharge was issued as before mentioned - I then went home and did not perform any further military duty than as
He There is no clergyman with whom he is acquainted, in the neighborhood where he now resides, who can testify to his character. He not being married where he was ever married on that basis - He does not know of any other testimony in his power to produce by which he can prove his services -

He has relinquished every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the pension and allowances that his niece is not on the pension list of any state or of the United States -
After the war lived at Indian Castle in New York for five years - Then moved to Utica lived twelve years - Then moved to Little Falls on Mohawk river next moved to Stangerfield same state just moved to Genesee County - Then moved to Lodi - same state thence moved to Erie Borough for one year - Then moved to Girard township in this County eight months ago - Has no record of his age - That Channing Osborn & Abijah Stone are his neighbors who can prove his good character & who knew me before I came to Pennsylvania -
Henry X Feathers Mark
Soon & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid in Open Court - Edwin M. Pe
State of Pennsylvania } I, Edwin M. Pe, Clerk of the Court Erie County ss } of Common Pleas of Erie County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Henry Feathers for a pension. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fifth October 1833 Edwin M. Pe Clerk

We Chauncy Osborne residing in the Township of Girard in the County of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, and Abijah Stone residing in the same Township hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Scitovsky, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that he has been acquainted with him, for a period of more than twenty five years, and has lived in the same town with him before his removal to this County, in the State of New York, that he believes him to be twenty eight years of age, that he is of a respectable and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and since our knowledge of him has always been so respectable; and that we concur in that opinion.
Abijah Stone Chauncy Osborne  Subscribed and sworn to this day and year aforesaid - 1. - 1833
Admin. New York
And the said Court declare their opinion after investigation of the matter of putting the interrogations referred to by the said Henry Scitovsky as a Revolutionary soldier as he states. That it appears to the said Court that the above named Abijah Stone and Chauncy Osborne are reputable citizens of this County, on whose testimony reliance may be placed.
Certified October 31 1833 - Henry Chapman Pres 6 Dist.

928 New York - c A Polly Featherly widow of Henry Featherly who served in the Revolutionary war, as a N Y private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 10 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th day of Apr. '52 and sent to
J. W. Brown Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 73 Vol. A

No. 1005
Polly Feathers wid of Henry. N.Y.
Act 29 July 1848. Set 3 Nov. 1851.
S. H. Bowen
Present

State of New York
Chautauqua County ss On this 9 th day of July one thousand Eight hundred and fifty one, personally appeared before me in open Court a known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged that she executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Polly Heathly, a resident of the Town of Sheridan in the County of Chautauqua and State of New York aged seventy one years, who, being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the law of the United States passed on the 29 th of July 1848: That she is the widow of Henry Heathly deceased who was a Private in the Revolutionary service of the United States. That the said Henry Heathly was on the 25 th day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty three enrolled on the pension rolls of the United States. the certificate thereof was recorded in the Pension Office in Book E. Vol. 5. Page 19 by J. T. Sprague Clerk and by such certificate was permitted to draw and was allowed forty dollars per annum, payable at the Philadelphia Agency.
She further declares that she was married to the said Henry Heathly on the first day of December in the year seventeen hundred and ninety seven: that her said husband, the aforesaid Henry Heathly died on the 4 th day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty four: that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the second of January eighteen hundred. viz. at the time above stated. She further swears that she is now a widow, not having intermarried since the death of her said husband Henry Heathly, and that she has not never before made any application for a pension and that there is no private or public record of her marriage.
Polly Heathly

Subscribed & sworn to before me, in Chautauqua by the said Polly Feathery, on the 9 th day of July A.D. 1857
In witness whereof I, Otis Clarke Surrogate for the County of Chautauqua have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, the 9 th day of July 1857
Otis Clarke
Know all men by these presents that I Mrs. Polly Feathery of the town of Sheridan in the county of Chautauqua N.Y. widow of Henry Feathery who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, have constituted and appointed Sayph J. Brown of the City of Washington City, D.C. my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to receive from the pension Office of the United States any certificates which may be issued to me therefrom under and by virtue of the foregoing declaration.
Witness my hand and seal the twenty sixth the twenty sixth day of July  July one thousand Eight hundred and fifty one.
In presence of Foster Sheldon at 18 Polly Feathery
State of New York
Chautauqua County ss. Be it known that on the 26 th day of July  July A.D. 1857 before me Subscribed a justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths, before me Polly Feathery Polly Feathery above named and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to her it and deed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set My hand the day and year last above written
Henry Rice Justice of the Peace for Chautauqua County N.Y.

State of New York Chautauqua County, ss. I Orson Clark, Surrogate of the county of Chautauqua N.Y. do hereby certify, that in the Surrogate Court for said county, in open and regular court, on the 9 th day of July A.D. 1857 due and satisfactory proof was exhibited to me, that Polly Featherly the declarant named in the annexed declaration was, on the first day of December A.D. 1797, lawfully married to one Henry Featherly, who from the time of said marriage to the death of said Henry Featherly, lived and cohabited together as man & wife. That she had children born before the year A.D. 1800, which were begot by the said Henry Featherly, during the said marriage. That at the death of the said Henry Featherly, the said Polly Featherly was treated as his legitimate wife and as such lawful wife she received a portion of his effects. I do further certify, that satisfactory proof was made before me, that the said Polly Featherly is now living in the town of Sheridan in said county, and is at yet the widow of the said Henry Featherly, she never having intermarried with any other person
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official seal the 9 th day of July A.D. 1857
Orson Clark

"Family Record"
"Births"
Moses Heathly was born May 2 d 1799.
Idella Sanderson was born July 4 th 1801
Faite Heathly was born Feb y 10 th 1828
Loiza Heathly was born June 30 th 1829.
"Births"
Caroline Heathly was born May 23 d 1833
Mary L. Heathly was born May 11 1835-
Jane Heathly June 23 rd A.D. 1837.
Sarah M c Heathly was born June 12 th 1840.
I, Allen Hinckley one of the Justices of the peace in & for the County of Chautauque N.Y. do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing record and Statements of births with the original entry of the same, found in the family record of Moses Heathly of the town of Sheldahl, in the County of Chautauque N.Y. kept in a Bible of Durt's Edition, published by Daniel D. Smith, at the City of New York in the year 1823. That the foregoing is the whole of said original record and a full and correct transcript therefrom. And that the same are recorded in the same order in which they are inserted in said original record. And I further certify that I believe the said record to be a true memorandum of the events to which it refers.  Dated Hudsonia Dec. 26, 1851
Allen Hinckley Justice of the Peace in & for Chautauque County N.Y.

State of New York
Chautauqua County Ss. Moses Featherly of the town of Sheridan, county State aforesaid, being duly sworn says, that he is the son of Henry Featherly & Polly Featherly, and was born as this deponent is informed & believes on the second day of May A.D. 1799. That this deponent is now fifty three years of age. That the following copy of births written on the other side of this page is taken from a record of the same kept in the Bible of this deponent and is a true copy of said original entry and record and the whole of the same. That the record of this deponent's birth appearing the first in order was made and is inserted in this deponent's Bible by himself and that the same was taken and copied into said Bible in the year 1825 — and that the same was copied from an original entry of said birth. Made in the record of little kept by Moses J. Dodge — who was father the grandfather of this deponent and father of the said Polly Featherly. That said record was kept by said Dodge as a family record of births and that this deponent copied the same into said Bible where  where the original record was in the possession of said Moses J. Dodge. and is a true and correct copy therefrom. That the said record kept by said Dodge as above mentioned is lost or destroyed. And this deponent further says. That the said record of births is a true and correct statement of the events to which they refer.
Sworn & subscribed to before me. Dec. 29, 1857
Moses Featherly
A. Hinkley Justice of the peace

State of New York Allegany County ss. Abigail Dodge of the town Groton County & State aforesaid, being duly sworn, says, that she was acquainted with Henry Heathly deceased, in his life time and that she now knows and is acquainted with Polly Heathly of the town of Sheridan, Chautauqua County N.Y. who is the widow of the said Henry Heathly deceased. That the maiden name of the said Polly Heathly was Polly Dodge and that she is a sister to Simeon Dodge deceased, the late husband of this deponent. That she was present and saw the said Polly Heathly and the said Henry Heathly married together and that she knows that they thereafter lived and cohabited together as man & wife up to the time of the death of the said Henry Heathly. That such marriage took place at the house of one Moses Heathly  in the town of  St. Lawrence  in the county of  Franklin  in the state of New York , in or about the month of May in the spring 1847 in the year one thousand and seven hundred and ninety seven. That the said marriage ceremony was performed by one Uriah Wright who was a Minister of the Peace. That while the said Polly & Henry cohabited together, they had children and the first born was Moses Heathly and he was born some time in the spring of 1849 as near as this deponent can now recollect.
And this deponent, says, she makes this affidavit to aid said Polly Heathly procure a such pension as she is intitled to under her declaration now on file in the pension office.
Sworn & subscribed to before Dec. 15 th 1857 John H. Duff
Abigail Dodge
Justice of the Peace for Allegany Co. N.Y.

I, John H. Nap the justice of the peace before whom the foregoing Affidavit was made, do hereby certify that I know the said Abigail Dodge, the deponent in said Affidavit named, and I further certify that she is of good character and intended to tell credit and verity Dated Dec 15 th A.D. 1837 John H. Nap justice

for the Matter of
Polly Truthful an applicant for a pension
_____ " _____ certificate "
S. J. Bowen Atty Present.

State of New York Chautauque County ss. I Oren Steels Clerk of the Chautauque County Court. do hereby certify that the said Court. is a court of record having general jurisdiction. And I do hereby further certify. that the term of said Court. held in the village of Mayville. on the 29 th day of Jan y . A.D. 1857. satisfactory evidence has been Exhibited to said Court. in Open and regular Session. that Henry Feathery was a pensioner of the United States. at the rate of forty dollars per annum during his natural life. that his pension certificate bears date the 25 th day of Jan y . 1833. That he was a resident of the County of Erie, State of Pa. and that he died in the town of Girard. in the county of Erie and State of Pa. on the 19 th day of April A.D. 1834 - That he left him surviving his wife Polly Feathery. who is now his widow. living in the family of her son Tyler Feathery in the town of Shurton. Chautauque County N.Y. that she is now living. none having since the death of the said Henry Feathery Married with any other person
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set My hand and Affixed My seal of Office. at Mayville the 29 th day of Jan y . A.D. 1857.
O Steels Clerk

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No.
2727
Polly Heatherly Widow
Henry Heatherly P.M. Rev. M.A.
Act:
July 29, 1848
Index:—Vol.
a
Page
233
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No 1.005
Polly Featherly widow of Henry
N.Y.
Act 29 July 1848
To S. J. Bowen. No. 329857

Polly Heatherly, wid of Henry, N.Y.
Act 29 July 1848.
$40. per ann.
S. W. Bowen Present.

State of New York
Chautauqua County ss. Polly Featherly of the town of Sheridan County State aforesaid, being duly sworn, says, that there is no public record of her marriage with Henry Featherly. That there was a record kept in a family Bible of her marriage with the said Henry Featherly deceased. But that the said Bible and record is lost and cannot now be found. That the same was placed in the care and custody of her son John Featherly in or about the year 1835 and since then this deponent cannot find the same although frequent and vigilant search has been made for the same both in the house of the said John Featherly and the house of Moses Featherly son of this deponent with whom she now resides. And that she knows of no other family record of her marriage. And this deponent further says, that she knows no public or private record. But of the births of the oldest children of this deponent by virtue of the said Henry Featherly. Except the record of the birth of the Moses Featherly son of this deponent, and that such record is now in the care and custody of the said Moses Featherly and in this family record of births & marriages, and that the original from the same after taken is lost or destroyed. And this deponent further says, that this Affidavit is made for the purpose of aiding her in procuring her pension, under her declaration now on file in the Pension Office.
Sworn to and subscribed before me Dec. 25-1857
Polly Featherly
Henry Rice Justice of the Peace
I Henry Rice the Justice of the Peace before whom the said Affidavit was taken, do hereby

Certify that I know the said Polly Heathcomb the deponent therein described and that I know her to be the widow of Henry Heathcomb deceased Dated Dec. 1857.
Henry Hill Justice of the Peace
Polly Heathcomb

J. L. Edwards Esq Cambridge University
Admit 1 year

Free Beam at October 7 th 1833—
Sir,
I herewith enclose the Pension application of Henry Fetherly; also the application of Freeman Indd, accompanied by the deposition of Eben W Indd and Ethan Andrews.
It is respectfully requested that an answer may be returned to me as soon as is convenient.
I am, Very respectfully, Your obed Servt Warner H Sill
J. L. Edwards Esq n Commissioner of Pensions }

Brief in the case of Polly Heatherly, wd of Henry County and State of N. York act 29 July, 1848
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Has 6 and was a pensioner at $40. per ann. Evidence of marriage, parole and ages of children -
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
S. J. Bower, Present,
J. F. Kirby Examining Clerk.

A. T. H. C.
Payments to be made at Philadelphia by the First. U. S. Bk.
Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Penn a .
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E. Vol. 5 Page 19 by J. T. Sprague, Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Henry Featherly — of the State of Pennsylvania — who was a Private in the Revolutionary War
is entitled to receive Forty dollars and cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this — 25 th day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three
L. D. Hop
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Case: 2 nd 1852 Polly Heathly, widow of Henry Heathly, dec d
Rev. Pensen Act 29 th July 1848, Additional Evidence
Triflett
S. J. Bowen Atty Present

Washington City, May 2, 1852
Sir,
Enclosed is additional evidence in case of the claim of Polly Featherly, widow of Henry Featherly dec d proving the marriage to have taken place in 1797. As she claims under the act of 1848, I suppose this to be sufficient to cover the objections to the case, made in your letter of November 3, 1851.
Be pleased to cause the same to be acted on at your earliest convenience.
Respectfully & S. D. Brown
Hon J. E. H. Smith Comr of Pensions

Augt 9. 1857
App. of Polly Featherly widow of Henryett
J. V. Bower, Atty Present.

Washington City D.C. August 8, 1850
Sir -
Enclosed you will find application of Polly Featherly, widow of Henry Featherly, decd. who was a Revolutionary Pensioner for a pension under the Act of 29 th July 1848, together with his certificate of Pension, and a Power of Attorney to me.
Be pleased to cause this claim to be examined at your earliest convenience
Yours truly S. S. Bowen J. H. McFarlane
Hon J. S. Heath Com. of Pensions

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Featherly, John GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7113 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Aug. 23, 1790 to Charles Newkirk, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.